YORK (AP) — A Maine town official is concerned about public beach access in York. Board of Selectmen Chairman Ron Nowell says a recent Maine Supreme Judicial Court decision in the Goose Rocks Beach case could create precedent for private More...

STRATTON, Vt. (AP) — An alumnus of a Vermont winter sports academy has won the bronze medal in the men's snowboardcross event at the Olympics. Alex Deibold of Manchester, Vt., competed Tuesday. More...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts school districts have started fingerprinting teachers, administrators, bus drivers, and other employees, and forwarding the information to the FBI for national background checks. The effort officially began thi More...

SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — A developer is seeking permission to build a seasonal waterfront concert venue in South Portland. The outdoor venue would overlook Portland Harbor and seat as many as 10,000 people on a 23-acre site near Bug Light. More...

SANFORD — The city council tonight is expected to vote on a program to assist uninsured residents with their ambulance bills and those who have a balance on their bill after insurance has paid what it will. The measure comes as the city c More...

BIDDEFORD — Linda Verville is full of enthusiasm and ideas for her new position. Earlier this month, Verville started work as the director of development, a newly created position, for the Biddeford School Department. More...

PORTLAND — After winning every close game they'd been in this year, there seemed little chance that Thornton Academy girls basketball team was going to let a nine-point fourth quarter lead slip away against Windham on Monday afternoon. More...

LeBron leaning toward Miami stay MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James cannot currently envision a scenario where he leaves the Miami Heat this summer, though he still plans to assess his needs and his future at the end of the season. More...

PORTLAND — “We have to play a 32-minute game to win” is one of the oldest cliches in the toolbox of a high school basketball coach, although usually it's just that ”“ a banality, something that sounds good, but isn't ne More...

KENNEBUNK — It's “All Aboard” at Seashore Trolley Museum. For those who like history, people and rail, volunteer opportunities abound at the museum, located at 195 Log Cabin Road in Kennebunkport. More...

The State of Texas should be far from commended for its ample dedication to continuing the death penalty. But at least the care Texas courts take when listening to death penalty appeals is technically what used to be the American way: More...

Haiku Poetry: Japanese Syllabic Verse, each February Each February Is Haiku Poetry Month. So let's get it on! Five syllables, then seven, then another five. How tough can that be? It's easier than More...

HOUMA, La. — Denise Freeman was just starting to learn about the two sides to her new husband, Benjamin, before she was slain. There was the smiling Ben, dancing on a chair on his 38th birthday in October. More...

WASHINGTON (AP) —The National Security Agency was involved in the surveillance of an American law firm while it represented a foreign government in trade disputes with the United States, The New York Times reported in a story based on a top-sec More...